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Nintendo goes NASCAR, gets a beer gut photo

Believe it or not, Japanese gaming company Nintendo is the new sponsor of Greg Biffle's #16 Ford Fusion in this year's NASCAR events. Now, this is not a little sticker on the rear of the vehicle, either. The whole car is basically a fast-moving, white and blue advertisement for the Nintendo Wii.

Fans of cars driving in countless circles will get to see the racecar's debut on Sunday, August 12th at Watkins Glen International in New York, and again at the Dover International Speedway in Delaware on September 23rd. The Watkins Glen race will  be on ESPN at 1 p.m., so those who would like to maybe see the car for a few minutes before switching back to video gaming can.

Nintendo will have a Nintendo Street Team at upcoming NASCAR events, letting redneck families get their hands on that there game tape system they saw at the Wal-Marts. "Mah, they got that one with the remote!"  Both the Wii and Nintendo DS will be available for play, with Mario Strikers Charged and Pokemon loaded up for play between beer breaks.

Hit the jump to see where the Nintendo Street Team will be in the coming months. July 13 - 15: Chicagoland Speedway

Aug. 17 - 19: Michigan International Speedway

Aug. 31 - Sept. 2: California Speedway, Fontana, CA

Sept. 21 - 23: Dover International Speedway, Delaware — be sure to check out the Wii-themed race car at Sunday's race!

Oct. 12 - 14: Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina

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Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 12:27
Magesx
Little Dale just loves dem Marino games
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 12:29
BlindsideDork
fo cereal!
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 12:31
Oni
No no no! They've got it all wrong! They need Madden or Excite Truck, not Charged. I think the Pokemans will do ok though, 'cause everybody loves Mudkipz.
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 12:34
Gameboi
I just might be the only NASCAR fan on this site, but I think it's great. Dover is nearby too, so I just might check it out.
Husky Hog's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 12:36
Husky Hog
More Dale North please. He is badass
Grapefruit Juice's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 12:38
Grapefruit Juice
There hasnt been a team-up this perfect since Dumb and Dumber
RICHARD BLOCKER's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 12:47
RICHARD BLOCKER
Old news
bloodylip's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 12:53
bloodylip
Gameboi:

Dover sucks. That is all.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 13:03
Sharpless
TALLADEGA NIGHTS.
Skeeblar's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 13:05
Skeeblar
I'm never gonna hear the end of this from my parents...
"LOOK IT TEH WII CAR!!!"
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 13:15
Rockvillian
People watch NASCAR? I thought it was just my cat.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 13:21
BluDesign
Next Wii accessories:

Wii Chaw cup for tykes. (The spit controls the motion!)

Extra absorbent Bounty paper towel Wii-mote covers for sweaty redneck hands.

Wii-skey, Jack Daniels accessory for gettin' plowed during Rapala and Cabala games.

Wii-febeater: Official Wii branded undershirt.

Wii-tlin': Make your own Wii-mote outta pine, balsa, and birch!

Banjo Hero for Wii: compete for acclaim to all your favorite Bluegrass tunes. Waylon Jennings provides master tracks for "Good Ol' Boys"

Phoenix Jones: Semi-Solid Waste Stream Handler! Replicate real life septic tank and grease trap haulers as they collect sewage from rural areas and then attempt to process the waste stream to make it back into semi-drinkable water.

WarioWare:Welfare Recipient Squander all your savings away on beer and strippers and then learn to take care of your 16 children on $200 a month in food stamps!

WiiSports: RE | Sports include:TV watchin', Moonshinin', Cannonball Runnin', Smokey and the Bandit Runs, Evadin' Boss Hogg, Eyeballin' yer hawt Sister/pet pig Lucy.

Miis are replaced with "What the fuck'r those little fuckers doin' on mah damn TV. They fuckin' up mah recepshun."

The Jesus Mii would be standard, and skin color options would include: white, pale, ghostly, ginger-haired pale, eggshell, flabby cottage cheese white, and no blacks allowed, lest they start gettin' any ideas.
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 13:36
Oni
Here, DVDDesign. Please have an internet. You've earned it. :)
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 13:40
topgeargorilla
lawl
Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 13:53
Kif
That looks like it was made in Forza.
gamesronlygames's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 14:06
gamesronlygames
Cheer up wiihaters. Why such animosity. It was Nintendo that got a lot of folks into gaming and continues to do so now. A good portion of those folk will learn to love more challenging systems etc and will eventually game on 360,ps3 and pc's. So if it gets them in the door and they have fun why all the mockery and hatred? Seems counter productive to the future of gaming.
SamHill's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 14:07
SamHill
My question is, if Nintendo is sponsoring Greg Biffle's car now, what are they gonna do for the PS3/X360 versions of Nascar?
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 14:14
JLanphear
Kif: Yes, it does look like it was made in Forza.

SamHill: Obviously the Wii car will appear to be a vandalized by a microsoft and/or sony fanboy with "360 RULZ" and "PS3 4 LYFE" graffiti covering all of the Wii logos.
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 14:15
JLanphear
Also, I'm being forced to go to the race at Michigan International Speedway on August 19th, so maybe this will provide me with some entertainment at that god-forsaken redneck heaven hell hole.
Netik09's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 14:16
Netik09
Yeehaaw!!
Netik09's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 14:17
Netik09
Cue the dueling banjos!
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 14:19
Gameboi
@bloodylip

The "Monster Mile" sucks? Nah. It's a great track.
TheBrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 14:25
TheBrain
I hate NASCAR but I now cheer on Mr. Biffle, because he has a silly name, not because of the car. Biffle Biffle Biffle Biffle Biffle Biffle Biffle.
AnnePackrat's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 15:29
AnnePackrat
My husband and I are very fond of the Wii car idea. He loves our Wii, watches at least two Nascar races a week, watches three MLS games and is an outspoken liberal.

How's that for the conservative redneck Nascar stereotype?
De-Filer's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 15:38
De-Filer
I'm not a redneck and I watch Nascar, in fact I hate rednecks. But I love dem dun der Wiis and Greg Biffle!
reticulate's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 16:48
reticulate
My NASCAR let me show you it.
hardwareguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 16:59
hardwareguy
Isn't calling all NASCAR fans rednecks just like calling all video game fans losers who live in their mom's basement?
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 21:17
NightDehumidifier
SHAKE n' BAKE!
bloodylip's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 08:26
bloodylip
@Gameboi

No, I was just saying that Dover, in general, sucks. I hate that place. Plus all the traffic that race weekends generate force me to use alternate routes to get to the beaches.
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